The Health Facilities Design and Development Victoria Online Summit
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Health Facilities Design and Development Victoria Online Agenda
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Post-Opening Transition: Ensuring Seamless Operations at the $200 Million Joan Kirner Hospital through Increased Staff Support and Flexibility in Hospital Design and Future Planning
Russell Harrison -
Chief Executive Officer,
Western Health
As the first of its kind in Australia to consolidate all women’s and children’s services into the one building, Russell will share lessoned learned 12 months since the opening of Western Health’s $200 Million Joan Kirner Hospital. Learn about:
- The importance of being flexible in design and operations to meet unanticipated growth in demand
- The need for support for front line staff to be adequately training around new models of care and wayfinding in the new build
- Utilising lessons learned from the design and development journeys of the new Footscray Hospital and Sunshine Hospital emergency department redevelopment to influence and inform future plans for the Joan Kirner Hospital
10:15 am - 10:45 am
How Temporary Infrastructure Can Support Dynamic Capacity Needs And Future Refurbishments In Modern Hospital Systems
Peter Spryszynski -
Country Manager,
Q-bital Healthcare Solutions
Flexibility and mobility is fast becoming a key feature of modern hospitals. The presentation will explore the growing range and adoption of temporary infrastructure in healthcare. Whether it be for support of planned maintenance or refurbishment, or unexpected repairs; or to supplement existing capacity to cope with surges in demand for clinical services. Join this session to learn more about:
- How temporary infrastructure can bring cost sustainability and longevity to infrastructure plans
- Case studies highlighting scenarios that lend best to flexible/temporary infrastructure
- Concept for community, regional and remote health service delivery
11:00 am - 11:30 am
How Melbourne Health Modernised Asset Services To Improve Staff Productivity And Value From Health Infrastructure Assets
Mark Williams -
Managing Director,
TRIXi Building Insights
Improving the interaction between healthcare workers and the built environment leads to better patient outcomes. The presentation will explore how Melbourne Health has modernised the way it manages assets and the way staff have embraced technology to improve productivity and their workplace experience. We will look at how Melbourne Health:
- Implemented an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) to manage assets in line with AMAF
- Transformed the way clinical and services staff interact with hospital facilities
- Use mobile and Internet of Things technology to automate and track common business processes
- Are rapidly maturing the full lifecycle and condition-based management of assets
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Interactive Panel Discussion: How Innovative Design, Sustainability & Asset Management Are Coming Together to Deliver Better Patient Care for Victorians
KATE RENZENBRINK -
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer,
Western Health
David Meade - Clinical Support Director, Barwon North Health
Peter Jones - Manager, Facilities & Maintenance Services, Albury Wodonga Health
This panel discussion will bring together leaders in health infrastructure in Victoria to discuss their current initiatives and strategies to respond to future healthcare trends through infrastructure. Join this panel to learn about:
- What are the key infrastructure priorities for your health service over the coming year and why?
- Infrastructure flexibility is becoming a common design feature across new projects – can you share your experiences with this?
- What features are being introduced in light of COVID to future-proof and make facilities pandemic-resistant in the future?
- Sustainability is a key priority for the state – how is this influencing your efforts across asset management and new infrastructure development?
- How has the state’s asset management reform influenced your future infrastructure plans and staff activities?
Peter Jones
Manager, Facilities & Maintenance ServicesAlbury Wodonga Health
